Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herewithall the whole land began to tremble, so that the rulers of townes and countries sent vnto him messengers; offering to become tributaries, and to deliuer hostages: for whilest euerie of those rulers which had the gouernment of Ireland in their hands,Sundrie ru|lers in a land what weake|nes it causeth. feared their owne estate, and mistrusted their owne powers, they all in maner submitted themselues, so that this victorie chanced to king Henrie, without the drawing foorth of his sword, and in such wise, that he could not haue wished for better or more speedie successe therein. For whereas the whole Iland was diuided into sundrie dominions, and ruled by sundrie gouernours, not drawing all one waie, but through factions and contrarie studies one enuieng an others wealth (for
nothing more hindred the fierce and vnquiet na|tion from making resistance, than in that they could not agrée to take councell togither for defending of their liberties, and entier state of the commonwelth. Whervpon, whilest euerie of them apart by himselfe was in doubt to attempt the hazard of war against so mightie a king, they were all ouercome, as were the Britons likewise in the time of Cesar and the Saxons. King Henrie therefore gladlie receiued their humble submission, and they dooing homage vnto him, sware to be his liege and faithfull subiects. Onelie Roderike gouernour of Connagh refused to submit himselfe.Non bene cum socijs regna venúsque manent,Ouid. li. 3. de [...]rr. Siat. 1. Th.—Socijs comes discordia regnis)
Compare 1577 edition: 1 This Roderike pretended to be the chéefe king of Ireland,Roderike K. of Connagh. and therefore kept continuall war with the other rulers, which was partlie the cause wherefore they submitted themselues so soone vnto king Hen|rie. The said Roderike held that part of Ireland which lieth toward the west, Matth. Paris. Polydor. The nature of the countrie of Connagh. being full of great and thicke woods, and defended with verie high & great mountaines, closed also with waters and marishes, so that it should be verie hard, and speciallie in the winter season, to bring an armie vnto it: which was the onelie cause whie king Henrie attempted no|thing against Roderike at that time, but tooke in hand to plant garisons of souldiers in places con|uenient to kéepe the land in quiet, which he had woone alreadie, and to giue order for the gouernement of the whole estate of the countrie to his behoofe and commoditie. Hervpon going to Dublin, which is the cheefest citie of all Ireland, he assembled all the ru|lers EEBO page image 82 and lords as well spirituall as temporall togi|ther in councell, consulting with them for the as|surance of the dominion of the land to him and his heires for euermore.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 The allegati|on of the I|rishmen.The Irish men alleged for themselues, that his deuise therin could not be compassed, vnles the popes authoritie were therein first obteined: for they affir|med, that immediatlie vpon receiuing the christian faith, they did submit themselues, & all that they had, vnto the see of Rome, so that they could not acknow|ledge any for their souereigne lord, but onelie the pope. Which opinion some of them (although vaine|lie, haue holden vnto these our daies. King Henrie then vnderstanding this matter, dispatched ambassa|dours to Rome, requiring of pope Alexander, that he would by his authoritie grant him licence to ioine the countrie of Ireland vnto the realme of En|gland, who went thither with all expedition according to their charge.